OECS Building Guidelines 2018

Small buildings are defined as single-storey buildings of no more than 2,500 square feet in floor area in Occupancy Group E (a) Residential Buildings. In addition to providing information on general construction practices, these Guidelines provide information and details on the construction, consistent with the requirements of OECS-BC 7th Edition and other international best practice guidelines. In addition to addressing concrete masonry, and timber hot and cold-formed steel framed buildings, some new areas include the following. 

1) Masonry shear wall construction;
2) Joists and block slab systems;
3) PRe-stress concrete slabs;
4) Repair and retrofit measures;
5) Results of poor construction;
6) Works which would generally require professional input